September 12th – Gobi Aimag, Mongolia Heading out of Altai for another tough 400km stretch of offroading…they say we’ve made it through the worst section, but that doesn’t mean the “roads” are good. Not at all. Especially if you’re driving … Continue reading →

September 5th – Siberia, Russia Autumn comes early here in Siberia. Camping among the birches and spruces, enjoying the brisk air and fall colors. Our car has been running on 3 cylinders now for over 300km. We’re going to try … Continue reading →

August 27th – Kazakhstan Ran into our first other rally team in over a week – “Team Sweden” – a guy from Stockholm named Gustaf in a Ghostbusters ambulance. Convoy! Crossed the border into Kazakhstan just after midnight (border crossing … Continue reading →

August 19th – Dushanbe and Pamir Highway Day One Heading up the Pamir Highway through Tajikistan for the next 4 or 5 days. Second highest road in the world. Last update for a while, so catch y’all on the other … Continue reading →

WHY ONLY STATUS UPDATES?: It turns out we don’t have nearly as much time or Internet access as we had hoped we’d have on the Rally, so our blog has ended up pretty neglected. However, we have been able to … Continue reading →

August 7th – Baku, Azerbaijan Made it through the border crossing…no bribes and it only took 5 hours! Now on to Baku. First day in Azerbaijan…already stopped twice by corrupt police and one stole cash right out of out pocket…yeesh! … Continue reading →

July 31st – Cappadocia to Kars, Turkey We’re in Cappadocia, surrounded by amazing caves and rock formations, camping under an endless starry sky. Up bright and early to catch the Cappadocia sunrise, and see the sky fill up with hot … Continue reading →

Turns out we don’t have nearly as much time or Internet access as we had hoped we’d have on the Rally, so our blog has ended up a bit neglected. However, we have been able to post quick updates through … Continue reading →

Due to some misinformation, we arrived at the Black Sea of Romania a full day before the Rally. Damn. That means we had to hang out on a beautiful sandy beach all day, lounge in the sun, drink some beers … Continue reading →

Day 4 of the Mongol Rally was one of the ones where we were just trying to get from Point A to Point B on time. Unfortunately for us, Point A was the Czech Out Party outside of Prague, and … Continue reading →

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In the summer of 2011, we drove from London to Mongolia as part of the Mongol Rally. We crossed 10,000 miles of unforgiving deserts, perilous mountain ranges and non-existent roads...all in the name of charity. And along the way, we gave away a whole lot of rubber duckies.